Jean Michel Ortholand

Jean Michel Ortholand draws and paints, imagining scenes in which each character seems to carry the beginning of a story.

In his work, Jean Michel Ortholand portrays characters who fully embrace their presence, their gestures and their attitude, with the body serving as a true means of expression. Nudity, sensuality and, at times, a hint of provocation are used to bring strength and tension to the scene.

But Jean Michel Ortholand does not seek to tell the whole story: he creates a situation, open enough for each viewer to imagine their own.

His works are held in collections in Grenoble, Paris, Athens, Boston and Las Vegas.

Ecole d'Arts de Grenoble - 2005 - 2015

Sept 2026 - Vibrations, Grenoble
June 2026 - Galerie BDMC, Paris
May 2026 - Inséparables, Villard de Lans
Oct 2025 - Salon Art Contemporain, Montbonnot
Sept 2025 - Liaisons Dangereuses, Grenoble
May 2025 - Un autre regard, Echirolles
Oct 2024 - Tattoo Zen, Galerie La Moulinette, Paris
Oct 2024 - Collective, Disparition, Grenoble
Apr 2024 - Collective, Nouvelle Vague, Barraux
Dec 2023 - Collective, Révolte joyeuse, Echirolles
May 2023 - Collective Energie, Grenoble
Feb 2023 - Collective Eloge de l’incertitude, Saint Egrève
Sep 2022 - Collective Odyssée(s), Grenoble
Apr 2022 - Collective Poisson (d’avril), Grenoble
Dec 2021 - Collective, Le temps des métamorphoses, Grenoble
Apr 2020 - Digital collective, Passerelles, Grenoble
May 2019 - Collective, Imaginaire Invisible, Grenoble
Apr 2019 - Collective, Water Color regional exhibition, Saint Egrève
Jan 2019 - Collective, Musée Home, EmLyon, Lyon
Dec 2018 - Collective, Jeux d’hiver et variés, Grenoble
Dec 2017 - Collective Irrévérence, Grenoble
Oct 2016 - Collective, Du goût et des couleurs, Urban Expo, Grenoble
May 2016 - Collective Vinyles Folies, Grenoble
Oct 2015 - Collective Affichez-moi la paix !, Grenoble
Sep 2015 - Galerie L'étranger, Grenoble, Corps et travail - La nudité, c'es...